Clooney is on the Council On Foreign Relations. Need I say more? Oh okay, well, as sonmeone from that world (Hollywood) rumors of him being gay have circulated for years. Does this matter? No, not really UNLESS he and his handlers want to keep it quite. People are killed in Hollywood almost weekly to protect someone's image. The other catch phrase: the coverup is usually worse than the crime.Brownstone's have been used for this reason